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Editorials

This, that and the other thing….

What, no letters to the editor? OK, we have no letters to the editor for today’s editorial page. It pains me. That’s in large part because when I travel for personal or business reasons out of state and naturally want to review local newspapers, it is the editorial page and the letters ...

Esmond herb farm a worthy investment

A walk through the State Fair displays and exhibits reminds us of just how many people earn a living through agriculture. Farm to table, growing and delivering good food while keeping things interesting is an ongoing business in North Dakota. Big business. Just before this year’s State Fair ...

Minot Police Department staff difficulties a vexing situation

ust yesterday, a task force of police staff and Minot’s city manager met to begin discussing how to address turnover and recruitment at the Minot Police Department. On Wednesday, a Minot Daily News article outlined the challenges the department faces and examined some of the possible ...

NDSF competitions belong on any visitor’s itinerary

For some people, the appeal of the North Dakota State Fair is the carnival games and rides. For others, it’s the food, the commercial buildings, concerts and entertainment. For still others, it is special events, presentations and resource booths, which benefits from this year’s addition of ...

Group’s efforts to aid inmates demonstrates best in human nature

It’s easy to forget people once they are incarcerated for a long period of time. Former friends, former colleagues, ex-classmates, associates and even in some cases relatives – not to mention those people we only “know” from following their particular court cases in the media; they ...

Local businesses are part of economic uptick

Some in Minot might have a hard time putting two and two together when it comes to the local and regional economy. On one hand the news is good. Taxable sales and purchases were up just over 6% in both Minot and Ward County during the first quarter of 2019, according to the North Dakota Tax ...